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Future Forward: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence
Author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson covers the compelling history of artificial intelligence (AI) to set the stage for its use in the modern world. Find out about the many fields where AI… Read More →
Jason Belongs: The Story of Jason Schachter McKinney
The true story of Jason Schachter McKinney. Jason has a big voice. He sings everywhere—until a whisper runs through his Jewish day school: Jason is Black. Is he really Jewish? "Can I be both… Read More →
Kai and the Golem
Rain in the morning makes Kai say, "That's not what I want!" After school, he wants to read stories with Bubbe, but she isn't there. "That's not what I want!" says Kai. Maybe, he thinks,… Read More →
Liftoff!: How the Apollo Moon Missions Made Alma Thomas's Art Soar
The Apollo astronauts gave people a new way of looking at the world—and so did modern artist Alma Thomas. In 1969, people around the world watched as the Apollo 10 astronauts sent the… Read More →
Lullabies for the Insomniacs: A Memoir in Verse
A teen with bipolar disorder fights for survival in Ella Grace Foutz's memoir in verse. Foutz weaves an intimate and gripping chronicle of her experience with mental illness. Amidst the… Read More →
Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs
Revolutions are made out of love for people and for place. This was a core belief of activists and married couple James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs. James Boggs was a worker from rural Alabama… Read More →
Siegfried and Adryel: Book 2
From the Series The Giants
Siegfried is sick and tired of being cooped up at home while his parents are always out of town. To make matters worse, his caretaker keeps treating him with kid gloves. Siegfried wants to… Read More →
The Final Showdown: Book 10
From the Series The Robot Makers
The Final Showdown is here, and the outcome will decide the fate of the Haedal Academy Robot Team! Chaos erupts when Cyborg Captain suddenly appears—just in time to rattle everyone before… Read More →
The Writing Room
Immediately after high school graduation, eighteen-year-old Maya is kicked out of her wealthy dad's NYC home; he prides himself on forcing his kids to "make their own way in the world."… Read More →
United as One: Book 9
From the Series The Robot Makers
The Creative Robot Contest is finally underway! Which team will captivate the audience’s hearts and claim the top spot in the popularity vote? Before the official judges’ evaluation, the… Read More →
A Chef's Journey: Book 2
From the Series Magda, Intergalactic Chef
Against all odds, Magda has reached the second stage of the Intergalactic Cooking Tournament, but her joy is short-lived: if she wants to win, she'll have to eliminate her friend and former… Read More →
Are We Alone?: Searching for Life Beyond Earth with The Planetary Society ®
The Universe is massive. There are at least one hundred billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy alone. And there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in our Universe. That means there are… Read More →
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed!: How High-Tech Tools Spark Discoveries
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Have you ever wondered what happens to dinosaur fossils after paleontologists dig them up? They don't only go on display in museums. Scientists also investigate those fossilized remains to… Read More →
Fascinating Fungi: Nourishers, Killers, Connectors, and Healers
From the ginormous, extinct Prototaxites to the web of mycelium stretching beneath our feet, fungi have always been all around us. Although scientists estimate that only 10 percent of fungi… Read More →
Happy HanukKAT
Hanukkah is beginning and a family is getting ready for their favorite time of year. "They dress in festive sweaters while they rock their dreidel hats. They're really just like you and… Read More →
I Truck: A Big Rig's Epic Trip
From the Series On the Move
Packed with horsepower, towering, tough, / I truck from coast to coast, bringing goods to neighborhoods. Climb on up into the cab of a semitruck and take a cross-country journey with a driver Read More →
Omnibird: An Avian Investigator's Handbook
Have you seen a bird today? Probably, unless you’re reading this in bed. Did you notice what was really interesting about that the bird? Investigating a bird is like solving a puzzle. To… Read More →
Returning the Sword: How a Japanese Sword of War Became a Symbol of Friendship and Peace
In 1945, just after the end of World War II, Captain Orval Amdahl brought home a Japanese sword as a souvenir of war. Sixty-eight years later, he gave it back. Orval Amdahl grew up in rural… Read More →
So Rude!: Animals Behaving Badly
Grownups say, “Be on your best behavior." But in the animal world, rudeness sometimes rules the day! Scarlet kingsnakes lie; they pretend to be venomous coral snakes to scare off predators.… Read More →
The Big Empty: A Sagebrush Survival Story
People passing by call this land the big empty. / But I call it home. In spare, poetic text written from the point of view of big sagebrush, readers are transported to the vast landscape of… Read More →
The Kerfuffle
Dog and Cat were happy living next door until a misunderstanding caused a real kerfuffle! Now they can't stand each other any longer, so they start to build a wall between their gardens. The… Read More →
The Mouse Who Loved Latkes
When the Katz family moves in, C.J. the mouse is scared. Nibbling jelly doughnut crumbs in the kitchen, he hears a soft voice say, "Hello." The Katz family is spinning a dreidel and eating… Read More →
The Mystery of the Desert Poo: Book 3
From the Series Whose Poo Is This?
Dr. Egg, Dr. Yang, and Dr. Woong are lost in the desert! Their only way out is to solve the mystery of the Golden Poo once and for all. Unfortunately, Poo Boy is up to his old tricks, so the… Read More →
Wild Song
The Philippines, 1904 Sixteen-year-old Luki is the best hunter in her village, but she has to keep it a secret. Hunting is a man’s skill. She’s expected to marry and raise a family instead.… Read More →